The picture is much better and in the correct aspect ratio, theres an excellent commentary by director lewis teague and a very informative documentary with the cast and crew. A short that hed shot, its about this carpenter, had earned him an n. Cujo by lewis teague dee wallace, danny pintauro, daniel. Lewis teague, the filmmaker, dropped out of the new york university undergraduate film program in 1963. The performances are simple and effective, particularly miss wallaces. A horror film that unfolds against the meltdown of a young family, lewis teagues cujo spends more of its time setting up its domestic drama than presenting its horror elements. Bernard until he is bitten on the nose by a rabid bat and slowly begins manifesting the symptoms of his fatal illness. One of the most terrifying horror movies ever made is cujo, lewis teague s 1983 adaptation of stephen kings novel.
Whats the difference between cujo the book and cujo the movie. Lewis teague s ecohorror masterpiece cujo, made an entire generation of horror fans think twice before allowing their beloved canines off the leash. Lewis teague graduates from film school the new yorker. Lewis teague born march 8, 1938 is an american film director, whose work includes alligator, cats eye, cujo, the jewel of the nile, the dukes of hazzard. Fortunately teague follows his lead, making considerable. He apprenticed with director sydney pollack at universal television, and was a production manager on the landmark rock concert documentary woodstock 1970. With the films 35th anniversary on the horizon next year, author lee. As directed by lewis teague, cujo is by no means a horror classic, but its suspenseful and scary. The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. The cujo remakes new title isnt going to sit well with. A little trivia, cujo means unstoppable force in ancient indian, peter medak was originally set to direct, it was shot in the same town as the excellent 1981 film dead. When those elements hit, however, they are intense, harrowing, and relentless. Extremely efficient and underrated director lewis teague was born on march 8th, 1938, in brooklyn, ny. Overview based on a stephen king novel, cujo is not as menacing or as frightening as other film adaptations of kings popular stories and especially cannot compare to the 1976 carrie.